Mechanical Engineer

Oxford Space Systems; Harwell; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Annual leave 28 days + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Employee discount

Job summary

Oxford Space Systems in Harwell, United Kingdom, is expanding its mechanical engineering team. We are hiring two Mechanical Engineers: one focusing on Design and one on Analysis and Test to advance our deployable antennas and flight-model product lines.

You will work on mechanical engineering projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, support bids and supplier engagement, and strive to reduce cost, risk and lead time while meeting project deadlines.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or physical sciences.
• Strong collaboration and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to deliver to project deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to mechanical engineering projects across the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, assembly, integration, test, procurement and suppliers.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost, risk and lead time while improving processes.
• Support bids, proposals and supplier engagement, and integration of new technologies.

Skills

Mechanical Eng

Design

Analysis & Test

Teamwork

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or Physical Sciences

Job description

Harwell, United Kingdom

Oxford Space Systems develops innovative deployable antennas forSpace. Our aim is to be the global leader in this field, providingeffective solutions today for the space-based services of the future. Weare leveraging innovations from beyond the space sector to make our antennassmaller, lighter and cheaper than traditional designs.

This is an exciting time to join us as we scale up for the future,having already delivered multiple systems for operational satellites within-orbit deployment success, and significant investment in our facilities witha state-of-the-art head office at Harwell and a bespoke manufacturing facilityin Abingdon.

The Role

It’s an exciting timeat OSS as we continue to work on new product opportunities and establish flightmodel product lines. To support that effort, and as our business grows, we arelooking to hire two Mechanical Engineers, one with a focus on Design and onewith a focus on Analysis and Test.

As a MechanicalEngineer at Oxford Space Systems, you will contribute to the design anddevelopment of our innovative antennas. Your responsibilities may include:

• Contributing tomechanical engineering projects, supporting delivery to cost, schedule, riskand technical requirements
  
• Working with customersand internal stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve technicalchallenges
  
• Collaborating withcross functional teams, including manufacturing, assembly, integration, test,procurement and external suppliers.
  
• Identifyingopportunities to reduce cost, risk and lead time while driving continuousimprovements across products and processes.
  
• Supporting bids,proposals, supplier engagement and the integration of new technologies.

You will likely have amaster's or higher degree in a relevant engineering or physical sciencesdiscipline, combined with a solid understanding of at least one of thefollowing disciplines: analysis and test and design. You will be a team player with excellentrelationship building skills along with the aptitude to solve challengingproblems and deliver to project deadlines.

In return we offer acompetitive salary, exciting career opportunities, the ability to workflexibly, a benefits allowance, Employee discount and assistance programme, aswell as 28 days basic holiday plus bank holidays and contributary pensionscheme.